Connection APIs
The Connection String page allows users to manage the list of connections and select individual items from these connections to be visible in reports.
Summary
API | Purpose | Usage in Izenda Front-end |
---|---|---|
GET connection/(tenant_id) | Returns an array of connections (filtered by tenant_id if given). | Settings > Data Setup > Connection String, for a specific tenant |
GET connection/basicInfo/(tenant_id) | Returns an array of id and name of connections (filtered by tenant_id if given). | To be updated |
GET connection/detail/{connection_id} | Returns the details of the connection specified by the {connection_id} value. | Settings > Data Setup > Connection String > select an existing connection |
GET connection/detailInfo/(tenant_id)/{loadField} | Returns an array of connection details. | To be updated |
GET connection/preset/{server_type_id} | Returns a set of all connection presets, filtered by server_type_id. Tip New in version 3.9.4. | REST Connector: Settings > Data Setup > Connection String > Edit Connection > Load preset |
GET connection/systemIndicator/(tenantId) | Returns the number of changes in Connection String and Data Model (filtered by tenant_id if provided). Warning Obsolete, use GET systemSetting/systemIndicator/(tenant_id) instead | Not used |
GET connection/visible/(tenant_id)/count | Returns the count of visible connections, filtered by tenant_id if available. | Settings > Data Setup > Connection String |
GET dataAdaptor | Returns an array of database server types currently supported for queries. See also: GET databaseSetup/supportedDatabaseType | Settings > Data Setup > Add Connector > populate Data Server Type tiles |
GET systemSetting/databaseSetup | Returns whether the system database has been set up. | On Front-end load |
POST connection | Adds a new connection or updates an existing one. Only visible query sources should be saved. | Settings > Data Setup > Connection String > Save |
POST connection/connectionStringData | Returns the connection string data for a specific connection. Tip New in version 3.9.4. | Settings > Data Setup > Connection String > Edit Connection |
POST connection/databaseName | Returns the database name from a connection string. | Settings > Data Setup > Add Connector > Data Server Type > fill all required fields > click OK |
POST connection/detailInfo | Returns an array of connection details with paging. | To be updated |
POST connection/detailInfoByQuerySources | Returns an array of connection objects filled with field data. Tip New in version 3.11.0. | Settings > Data Setup > Advanced Settings > Security > click Add (Row-Level Security) > select one or more available Data Sources and click Next to go to Step 2 |
POST connection/invisible/{connection_id} | Hides from Data Model and Reports all query sources in the connection specified by the {connection_id} value. | Settings > Data Setup > Connection String > click Visibility icon of a visible connection |
POST connection/loadDistinctConnections | Returns an array of distinct connections (by server type and database name) from a list of tenant ids. | Settings > Data Setup > Copy Management |
POST connection/loadRemoteSchema | Returns an enumeration of all supported objects (query sources) from a connection string. | Settings > Data Setup > Add Connector > Data Server Type > fill all required fields > click OK |
POST connection/reloadRemoteSchema | Returns an enumeration of all supported objects (query sources) from an existing connection with detected changes. | Settings > Data Setup > Connection String > Reconnect an existing connection |
POST connection/validateSchema | Returns true if remote schema has not changed, otherwise returns false. | To be updated |
POST connection/verify | Validates a connection string. See also: POST databaseSetup/testConnection | Settings > Data Setup > Add Connector > Data Server Type > fill all required fields > click OK |
POST connection/visible/{connection_id} | Restores the visibility of all query sources in the connection specified by the {connection_id} value. | Settings > Data Setup > Connection String > click Visibility icon of a hidden connection |
DELETE connection/{connection_id} | Deletes the connection specified by the {connection_id} value. | Settings > Data Setup > Connection String > click Delete icon of a connection |
GET connection/(tenant_id)
Returns an array of connections (filtered by tenant_id if given).
Request
No payload
Response
An array of Connection objects
Note
dBSource field is not populated in this API, use GET connection/detail/{connection_id} instead.
Samples
GET/api/connectionHTTP/1.1Sample response:
[{"id":"89e91284-6546-44d0-8de0-f8f666a590ea","name":"Northwind","serverType":"d968e96f-91dc-414d-9fd8-aef2926c9a18","serverTypeName":"AZSQL","connectionString":"1aBcD+==","visible":true,"deleted":false,"relateToConnectionId":null,"tenantId":null,"dBSource":null,"relationships":null,"physicalChange":0},{"id":"2f7e216b-8637-49e2-8391-cea682e4c32f","name":"oAdventure","serverType":"d968e96f-91dc-414d-9fd8-aef2926c9a18","serverTypeName":"AZSQL","connectionString":"1aBcD+==","visible":true,"deleted":false,"relateToConnectionId":null,"tenantId":null,"dBSource":null,"relationships":null,"physicalChange":0}]
GET connection/basicInfo/(tenant_id)
Returns an array of id and name of connections (filtered by tenant_id if given).
Request
No payload
Response
Field Description Note key
string (GUID)The id of the connection value
stringThe name of the connection
Samples
GET/api/connection/basicInfoHTTP/1.1Sample response:
[{"key":"1a65445b-2779-4825-8c0b-2491eaa87a46","value":"AdventureWorks2008R2"},{"key":"dda3633e-659f-4e88-9955-4e20bded686c","value":"Northwind"}]
GET connection/detail/{connection_id}
Returns the details of the connection specified by the {connection_id} value.
These include the connection fields and the query sources inside.
Request
No payload
Response
A ConnectionResult object
Samples
POST/api/connection/detail/2f7e216b-8637-49e2-8391-cea682e4c32fHTTP/1.1Sample response:
{"connection":{"id":"2f7e216b-8637-49e2-8391-cea682e4c32f","name":"AdventureWorks","serverType":"d968e96f-91dc-414d-9fd8-aef2926c9a18","serverTypeName":null,"connectionString":"1a2B+=","visible":true,"deleted":false,"relateToConnectionId":null,"tenantId":null,"dbSource":{"querySources":[{"id":"588d7aa8-6ba0-4629-ab68-56b8e1009fc7","name":"dbo","parentCategoryId":null,"connectionId":"2f7e216b-8637-49e2-8391-cea682e4c32f","querySources":[{"id":"38804b44-bf23-41c0-b498-6d4199b8e34d","name":"AWBuildVersion","type":"Table","parentQuerySourceId":null,"categoryId":"588d7aa8-6ba0-4629-ab68-56b8e1009fc7","selected":false,"connectionName":null,"childs":null,"dataSourceCategoryId":null,"dataSourceCategoryName":null,"alias":null,"querySourceFields":[],"querySourceCategory":null,"modified":"2016-03-21T05:27:59.553","extendedProperties":null,"physicalChange":0,"approval":0}],"childs":null,"connection":null,"physicalChange":0}]},"relationships":null,"physicalChange":0},"success":true,"messages":null}
GET connection/detailInfo/(tenant_id)/{loadField}
Returns an array of connection details.
Request
No payload
loadField:
- true: return query source field data
- false: do not return query source field data
Query String:
loadStoreProcSchema=boolean&loadInactiveConnections=boolean
&removeEmptyParent=boolean&defaultChecked=boolean
Response
Field Description Note hashCode
stringThe hash code of the connections connections
stringAn array of Connection objects
Samples
GET/api/connection/detailInfo/f6d1638a-df71-4f33-b2a8-a2510a7dbb40/true&loadStoreProcSchema=falseHTTP/1.1Sample response:
{"hashCode":"8d7b2626230999de7f6edb5c7ca","connections":[{"id":"b6cff8c7-fd41-47a3-9a55-7b332344792c","name":"Northwind","serverTypeId":"572bd576-8c92-4901-ab2a-b16e38144813","serverTypeName":"MSSQL","connectionString":"123abc=","visible":true,"deleted":false,"relateToConnectionId":null,"tenantId":"f6d1638a-df71-4f33-b2a8-a2510a7dbb40","dbSource":{"querySources":[{"id":"cc61e681-f6d1-4784-97c7-c387af2d8ff1","name":"dbo","parentCategoryId":null,"connectionId":"b6cff8c7-fd41-47a3-9a55-7b332344792c","querySources":[{"realName":null,"id":"0ad3e706-b775-411d-bcc5-acf615d9f4ce","name":"CustOrderHist","type":"Stored Procedure","parentQuerySourceId":null,"categoryId":"cc61e681-f6d1-4784-97c7-c387af2d8ff1","selected":false,"deleted":false,"connectionId":"00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000","connectionName":null,"childs":null,"dataSourceCategoryId":null,"dataSourceCategoryName":null,"alias":null,"querySourceFields":[{"name":"@CustomerID","alias":"","dataType":"nchar","izendaDataType":"Text","allowDistinct":false,"visible":true,"filterable":true,"querySourceId":"0ad3e706-b775-411d-bcc5-acf615d9f4ce","parentId":null,"expressionFields":[],"filteredValue":"","type":1,"groupPosition":0,"position":1,"extendedProperties":null,"physicalChange":-1,"approval":0,"existed":false,"matchedTenant":false,"functionName":null,"expression":null,"fullName":null,"calculatedTree":null,"reportId":null,"originalName":null,"originalId":"00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000","isParameter":true,"isCalculated":false,"hasAggregatedFunction":false,"querySource":null,"querySourceName":null,"categoryName":null,"inaccessible":false,"fullPath":null,"id":"f8e8651b-64c7-454f-81c2-ca7a5866d4e5","state":0,"deleted":false,"inserted":true,"version":null,"created":null,"createdBy":"4e9fd487-56b6-4ee7-856a-1428ea4d0739","modified":"2016-11-02T10:52:05.723","modifiedBy":null}],"querySourceCategoryName":"dbo","querySourceCategory":null,"modified":"2016-11-02T10:52:05.707","extendedProperties":"{\"Dynamic\":false,\"Static\":false}","physicalChange":-1,"approval":0,"existed":false,"checked":true,"fullPath":null}]}]}}]}
GET connection/preset/{server_type_id}
Returns a set of all connection presets, filtered by server_type_id.
Request
No payload
Response
A set of connection preset objects specific to the specified server type.
Samples
GET/api/connection/preset/4b751f52-0903-4170-ab15-814a7fa4e42cHTTP/1.1Successful response:
{"data":{"myRest":[{"endpointName":"Northwind","address":"https://rest.service.com","schemePath":"/NorthwindJSON/schema.json","dataPath":"/NorthwindJSON/{0}.json","flattenArrays":true,"flattenObjects":true,"flattenDepth":4,"subColumnSeparator":".","headers":{},"body":null,"requestCacheTtl":600,"requestCacheEnabled":true,"connectionString":null}]},"success":true,"messages":null}
GET connection/visible/(tenant_id)/count
Returns the count of visible connections, filtered by tenant_id if available.
Request
No payload
Response
The number of connections
Samples
GET/api/connection/visible/countHTTP/1.1Sample response (in case user has System Admin Permission):
2
Reponse in case user does not have System Admin Permission:
{"message":"You don't have permission to perform this action","detail":"NoPermission"}
GET dataAdaptor
Returns an array of database server types currently supported for queries.
See also: GETdatabaseSetup/SupportedDatabaseType
Request
No payload
Response
An array of objects
Field Description Note id
string (GUID)The id of the connection Example: 572bd576-8c92-4901-ab2a-b16e38144813
shortName
stringThe short name of the database server type name
stringThe display name of the database server type
Samples
GET/api/dataAdaptorHTTP/1.1Sample response:
[{"name":"[AZSQL] AzureSQL","shortName":"AZSQL","id":"d968e96f-91dc-414d-9fd8-aef2926c9a18"},{"name":"[MYSQL] MySQL","shortName":"MYSQL","id":"3d4916d1-5a41-4b94-874f-5bedacb89656"},{"name":"[ORACL] Oracle","shortName":"ORACL","id":"93942448-c715-4f98-85e2-9292ed7ca4bc"},{"name":"[PGSQL] PostgreSQL","shortName":"PGSQL","id":"f2638ed5-70e5-47da-a052-4da0c1888fcf"},{"name":"[MSSQL] SQLServer","shortName":"MSSQL","id":"572bd576-8c92-4901-ab2a-b16e38144813"}]
GET systemSetting/databaseSetup
Returns whether the system database has been set up.
Request
No payload
Response
- true if the system database has been set up.
- false if not.
Samples
GET/api/systemSetting/databaseSetupHTTP/1.1Response when system database has been setup:
true
POST connection
Adds a new connection or updates an existing one.
Only visible query sources should be saved.
The connection string will be validated before saving.
Request
Payload: a Connection object
Response
A SaveConnectionStatus object
Samples
POST/api/connectionHTTP/1.1Request payload for a new connection:
{"id":null,"name":"db01","serverTypeId":"572bd576-8c92-4901-ab2a-b16e38144813","connectionString":"server=izenda01\\DB_INSTANCE;database=db01;User Id=user01;Password=secret;","visible":true,"dBSource":{"querySources":[]}}Sample response (in case user has System Admin Permission):
{"success":true,"connectionId":"f5180bc0-7c07-48db-b672-e66a5adde027","connectionErrors":[]}Response in case user does not have System Admin Permission:
{"message":"You don't have permission to perform this action","detail":"NoPermission"}
POST connection/connectionStringData
Returns the connection string data for a specific connection.
Request
Field NULL Description Note connectionId
string (GUID)The id of the connection serverTypeId
string (GUID)The id of the server type connectionString
stringY The encrypted connection string
Response
A set of connection preset objects specific to the specified server type.
Samples
POST/api/connection/connectionStringDataHTTP/1.1Request payload:
{"connectionId":"3e0e8445-eab1-4570-8528-17f2f93a80ab","serverTypeId":"bfdb387c-f405-4dbc-8677-c3c5bad91193","connectionString":"FPEo/svV4DeikmSZAnqCgDsYKrCR99z2Gn83tcaKxvUJ276UoVtUdfdgyPwLwTIcKoB1AGiqvehnW+jhQBjbF4wV+8VWLAyOZAydPw/QSmdJT06XA=="}Sample response:
{"data":{"":[{"endpointName":"Northwind","address":"https://rest.service.com","schemePath":"/NorthwindJSON/schema.json","dataPath":"/NorthwindJSON/{0}.json","flattenArrays":true,"flattenObjects":true,"flattenDepth":4,"subColumnSeparator":".","headers":{},"body":null,"requestCacheTtl":600,"requestCacheEnabled":true,"connectionString":null}]},"success":true,"messages":null}
POST connection/databaseName
Returns the database name from a connection string.
Request
Payload: a DBSetupInfo object
Response
- The database name if success
- An empty string in case of error
Samples
POST/api/connection/databaseNameHTTP/1.1Request payload:
{"ServerTypeId":"572bd576-8c92-4901-ab2a-b16e38144813","ConnectionString":"server=host01\instance01;database=db01;User Id=user01;Password=secret;"}Successful response:
"db01"
POST connection/detailInfo
Returns an array of connection details with paging.
Request
Field NULL Description Note tenantId
string (GUID)Y The id of the tenant loadStoreProcSchema
booleanY Whether to load schema of stored procedures loadInactiveConnections
booleanY Whether to load data of inactive connections removeEmptyParent
booleanY Whether to remove empty parents defaultChecked
booleanY Whether to tick the copy check-box by default, to be used in Copy Management loadField
booleanY Whether to load data of query source fields pagedIndex
integerY The index of the page pagedSize
integerY The size of the page
Response
Field Description Note hashCode
stringThe hash code of the connections connections
stringAn array of Connection objects maxNumberOfRecords
integerThe total number of records returned
Samples
POST/api/connection/detailInfoHTTP/1.1Request payload:
{"tenantId":"45c747c5-a11a-48f4-b966-14819a07450f"}Sample response:
{"hashCode":"27ab6cfbfec1bc319cde19a907a","connections":[],"maxNumberOfRecords":0}
POST connection/detailInfoByQuerySources
Returns an array of connection objects filled with QuerySourceField data.
Request
Field NULL Description Note querySourceIds
array of stringsAn array of string (GUID) values of QuerySource objects.
Response
Field Description Note connections
stringAn array of Connection objects filled with QuerySourceField data.
Samples
POST/api/connection/detailInfoByQuerySourcesHTTP/1.1Request payload:
{"querySourceIds":["8f9a3d47-1d55-4d72-863e-39a365b224e5"]}Sample response:
{"connections":[{"id":"61239e17-2d57-4b0a-b887-37491df9ab07","name":"Northwind","originalName":null,"serverTypeId":"572bd576-8c92-4901-ab2a-b16e38144813","databaseServer":"localhost","databaseUser":null,"serverTypeName":"MSSQL","connectionString":"3GTDfCloEoI/76VPjdIGGbycGQadvS6b0HzDKup7YL5AwTf+k70pBQLIWw88jwSzQXSLUnzCvg883cjkdS5","visible":true,"deleted":false,"relateToConnectionId":null,"tenantId":null,"dbSource":{"querySources":[{"id":"edbd5bdb-a931-4d66-8377-dd55270bf8ea","name":"dbo","parentCategoryId":null,"connectionId":"61239e17-2d57-4b0a-b887-37491df9ab07","querySources":[{"id":"8f9a3d47-1d55-4d72-863e-39a365b224e5","name":"Customers","realName":null,"type":"Table","parentQuerySourceId":null,"categoryId":"edbd5bdb-a931-4d66-8377-dd55270bf8ea","selected":true,"overwritten":false,"deleted":false,"connectionId":"61239e17-2d57-4b0a-b887-37491df9ab07","serverTypeId":"00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000","connectionName":null,"childs":null,"dataSourceCategoryId":null,"dataSourceCategoryName":null,"alias":null,"originalAlias":null,"querySourceFields":[{"name":"CustomerID","alias":"","dataType":"nchar","izendaDataType":"Text","allowDistinct":true,"visible":true,"filterable":false,"querySourceId":"8f9a3d47-1d55-4d72-863e-39a365b224e5","parentId":null,"expressionFields":[],"filteredValue":"","type":0,"groupPosition":0,"position":1,"extendedProperties":null,"physicalChange":0,"approval":0,"existed":false,"checked":false,"matchedTenant":false,"functionName":null,"expression":null,"isRunningField":false,"supportDefaultTotal":null,"fullName":null,"calculatedTree":null,"reportId":null,"originalName":null,"originalId":"00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000","isParameter":false,"isCalculated":false,"isPredicated":false,"modelName":null,"targetValue":null,"relationColumn":null,"inputFeatures":null,"hasAggregatedFunction":false,"isCompositeField":false,"hasSupportDefaultTotal":true,"querySource":null,"querySourceName":null,"categoryName":null,"inaccessible":false,"originalAlias":null,"allowToSave":false,"filterLookupType":0,"filterLookupStatus":0,"dataBaseType":0,"fullPath":null,"isCheck":false,"id":"0aff7cd0-7da8-4c61-ad65-a8dda605a1d7","state":0,"deleted":false,"inserted":true,"version":null,"created":null,"createdBy":"System Admin","modified":"2020-10-12T07:13:57.193","modifiedBy":null}],"querySourceCategoryName":"dbo","querySourceCategory":null,"modified":"2020-10-12T07:13:57.163","extendedProperties":null,"physicalChange":0,"approval":0,"existed":false,"checked":false,"belongToCopiedReport":false,"customDefinition":null,"isCustomQuerySource":false,"isCheck":false,"disabled":false,"databaseType":0,"fullPath":null,"indeterminate":false,"numOfChilds":0,"numOfCheckedChilds":0,"isLastPage":false}],"childs":null,"connection":null,"physicalChange":0,"existed":false,"deleted":false,"checked":false,"isCheck":false,"numOfChilds":0,"numOfCheckedChilds":0,"totalTableChildNodes":0,"totalTableCheckedNodes":0,"totalStoredProcedureChildNodes":0,"totalStoredProcedureCheckedNodes":0,"totalViewChildNodes":0,"totalViewCheckedNodes":0,"totalFunctionChildNodes":0,"totalFunctionCheckedNodes":0,"fullPath":null,"indeterminate":false,"isLastPage":false}]},"relationships":null,"querySourceCategories":[],"physicalChange":0,"copyDataConnector":false,"checked":false,"isCheck":false,"databaseName":"northwnd","fullPath":null,"indeterminate":false,"numOfChilds":0,"numOfCheckedChilds":0,"isLastPage":false}]}
POST connection/invisible/{connection_id}
Hides from Data Model and Reports all query sources in the connection specified by the {connection_id} value.
Request
No payload
Response
An OperationResult object with success field populated
Samples
POST/api/connection/invisible/866d8a41-3bd8-48d5-bc1e-9e4488c171c3HTTP/1.1Successful response (in case user has System Admin Permission):
{"success":true,"messages":null}Response in case user does not have System Admin Permission:
{"message":"You don't have permission to perform this action","detail":"NoPermission"}
POST connection/loadDistinctConnections
Returns an array of distinct connections (by server type and database name) from a list of tenant ids.
Request
Field Description Note tenantIds
array of stringsAn array of string (GUID) values.
Response
An array of Connection objects
Samples
POST/api/connection/loadDistinctConnectionsHTTP/1.1Request payload:
{"tenantIds":["e9e54aaf-64d8-4dbd-88c4-642f51ba16ec"]}Sample response:
[{"id":"3cd79317-5d1b-4842-93d7-47abae6e0273","name":"Northwind","serverTypeId":"572bd576-8c92-4901-ab2a-b16e38144813","serverTypeName":"MSSQL","connectionString":"4d8jRon2cmwd8K1blELZB7RtRYUM76oW5ZOYxEcE4eCRy19pnCeeyM4ZFpAxX+dwIsv+p+3JKbZbJCdDyj6XXOlS88wnw9pNBuLfk3SxFJM=","visible":true,"deleted":false,"relateToConnectionId":null,"tenantId":"e9e54aaf-64d8-4dbd-88c4-642f51ba16ec","dbSource":{"querySources":[]},"relationships":null,"physicalChange":0,"checked":false,"databaseName":"Northwind","fullPath":null}]
POST connection/loadRemoteSchema
Returns an enumeration of all supported objects (query sources) from a connection string.
Request
Payload: a SchemaRequest object
Response
A SchemaResult object
Samples
POST/api/connection/loadRemoteSchemaHTTP/1.1Request payload:
{"connectionString":"1aBcD+=","serverType":"d968e96f-91dc-414d-9fd8-aef2926c9a18"}Successful response:
{"dBSource":{"querySources":[{"id":"6ca15f34-b4cb-4fd7-8d55-77ee26ba6abe","name":"dbo","parentCategoryId":null,"connectionId":"00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000","querySources":[{"id":"bcf124c4-c5df-434a-bc4c-1638161d7949","name":"AWBuildVersion","type":"Table","parentQuerySourceId":null,"categoryId":null,"selected":false,"connectionName":null,"childs":null,"dataSourceCategoryId":null,"dataSourceCategoryName":null,"alias":null,"querySourceFields":[],"querySourceCategory":null,"modified":null,"extendedProperties":null,"physicalChange":0,"approval":0}],"childs":null,"connection":null,"physicalChange":0}]},"differentConnectionAndSchema":false,"success":true,"messages":null}
POST connection/reloadRemoteSchema
Returns an enumeration of all supported objects (query sources) from an existing connection with detected changes.
Request
Payload: a SchemaRequest object
Response
A SchemaResult object
Samples
POST/api/connection/reloadRemoteSchemaHTTP/1.1Request payload:
{"connectionId":"d91ee45e-f168-441d-81eb-7878cb2fa2ce","connectionString":"1aBcD+=","serverTypeId":"572bd576-8c92-4901-ab2a-b16e38144813"}Successful response:
{"dBSource":{"querySources":[{"id":"024248ec-0058-49d3-a07c-f987bd300cae","name":"dbo","parentCategoryId":null,"connectionId":"d91ee45e-f168-441d-81eb-7878cb2fa2ce","querySources":[{"id":"bf21830d-bb38-4b17-853b-26df0cb56549","name":"Table01","type":"Table","parentQuerySourceId":null,"categoryId":"024248ec-0058-49d3-a07c-f987bd300cae","selected":true,"connectionId":"00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000","connectionName":null,"childs":null,"dataSourceCategoryId":null,"dataSourceCategoryName":null,"alias":null,"querySourceFields":[{"id":"69460143-6fd3-496c-8ddf-32e955801007","name":"TableId","alias":"","dataType":"nvarchar","visible":false,"filterable":false,"deleted":false,"querySourceId":"bf21830d-bb38-4b17-853b-26df0cb56549","parentId":null,"children":null,"modified":"2016-04-04T08:47:32.0000000+07:00","filteredValue":"","type":0,"position":0,"extendedProperties":"","physicalChange":0,"approval":0,"existed":true,"matchedTenant":false}],"querySourceCategory":null,"modified":null,"extendedProperties":null,"physicalChange":0,"approval":0,"existed":true}],"childs":null,"connection":null,"physicalChange":0,"existed":true}]},"differentConnectionAndSchema":false,"success":true,"messages":null}
POST connection/validateSchema
Returns true if remote schema has not changed, otherwise returns false.
Request
Payload: a Connection object
Response
A boolean value
Samples
POST/api/connection/validateSchemaHTTP/1.1Request payload:
{"id":"dda3633e-659f-4e88-9955-4e20bded686c","serverType":"572bd576-8c92-4901-ab2a-b16e38144813","connectionString":"1aBcD+="}Sample response:
true
POST connection/verify
Validates a connection string.
See also: POST databaseSetup/testConnection
Request
Payload: a DBSetupInfo object
Response
A ConnectionVerificationResult object
Samples
POST/api/connection/verifyHTTP/1.1Request payload:
{"ServerTypeId":"572bd576-8c92-4901-ab2a-b16e38144813","ConnectionString":"server=host01\instance01;database=db01;User Id=user01;Password=secret;"}Successful response:
{"serverNotValid":false,"databaseNotValid":false,"loginFail":false,"hasValidLicense":false,"success":true,"messages":[]}
POST connection/visible/{connection_id}
Restores the visibility of all query sources in the connection specified by the {connection_id} value.
Request
No payload
Response
An OperationResult object with success field populated
Samples
POST/api/connection/visible/866d8a41-3bd8-48d5-bc1e-9e4488c171c3HTTP/1.1Sample response:
{"success":true,"messages":null}
DELETE connection/{connection_id}
Deletes the connection specified by the {connection_id} value.
Request
No payload
Response
An OperationResult object with success field populated
Samples
DELETE/api/connection/f5180bc0-7c07-48db-b672-e66a5adde027HTTP/1.1Successful response (in case user has System Admin Permission):
{"success":true,"messages":null}Response in case user does not have System Asmin Permission):
{"message":"You don't have permission to perform this action","detail":"NoPermission"}